Re: [boost] Foundational vs non-foundational libraries (was: Re: Thoughts on Boost v2)

Jonathan Wakely wrote:

Those who want Boost to provide a bridge between C++03 and C++11 because they can't use C+11 should stick to "Legacy Boost" (whether that's v1.x or some fork that goes into maintenance mode) and not hold back interesting new development.

I don't understand. Who are those hypothetical people holding back interesting new development?